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Gannett journalists are walking off the job to protest papers' working conditions

June 5, 2023

Journalists at Gannett newsrooms in seven states are set to walk out Monday in a strike to protest working conditions. It's the largest such action in the company's history.

Business

Boom-bust cycles are normal for the U.S. oil industry, but that may be changing

June 5, 2023

In the Permian Basin, America's busiest oil-producing region, business is good. It's not quite booming, though — and that's on purpose. Producers are aiming for steady growth.

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Atlanta's City Council to vote on funding for a controversial police training center

June 5, 2023

Extra security is planned Monday for when council members are expected to vote on whether to fund a proposed police training center. The controversial center has prompted protests.

Politics

Examining how the far right tore apart one of the best tools to fight voter fraud

June 5, 2023

The Electronic Registration Information Center — a multistate effort to fight voter fraud — was a rare bipartisan success story, until it was targeted by a far-right campaign to dismantle it.

Europe

Prince Harry is set to testify in a phone hacking trial involving British tabloids

June 5, 2023

He is scheduled to appear in a London court Monday — one of several plaintiffs suing British papers for allegedly hacking their phones. It's a practice the British tabloids have been notorious for.

Politics

3 more GOP presidential candidates are expected to enter the race this week

June 5, 2023

As former Vice President Mike Pence and other Republicans are set to launch presidential campaigns, NPR's Steve Inskeep talks with conservative commentator Al Cardenas about the GOP field.

Health

Natural brands have taken over the deodorant isle — but do they work?

June 5, 2023

Everything you wanted to know about body odor and deodorants but were afraid to ask.

Asia

China's defense chief rebukes Western nations as U.S.-China tensions heighten

June 5, 2023

U.S.-China tensions reach a new high after China's new defense minister told Western nations to "mind their own business" — and a Chinese ship nearly crashed into an American vessel.

Movies

Sudan and South Sudan's ethnic and religious divisions play a role 'Goodbye Julia'

June 5, 2023

NPR's Leila Fadel talks to Mohamed Kordofani about his film Goodbye Julia. It's about two very different Sudanese women who form a friendship against the backdrop of a civil war.

Morning news brief

June 5, 2023

A signaling error appears to have caused a train crash in India. Hundreds of journalists at Gannett newspapers set to strike. The far right has torn apart one of the best tools to fight voter fraud.